Iván López (footballer, born 1999)

Édgar Iván López Rodríguez (born 21 April 1999), commonly known as "Gacelo López", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.[1]

Iván López
López with Tigres UANL in 2025
Personal information
Full name Édgar Iván López Rodríguez
Date of birth (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Toluca
Youth career
2011–2017 Tijuana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Tijuana 49 (5)
2018–2019Sinaloa (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Toluca 53 (10)
2025–2026Tigres UANL (loan) 11 (1)
International career
2015 Mexico U16 1 (0)
2018 Mexico U20 7 (3)
2023– Mexico 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 December 2023

International career

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On 16 April 2023, López was officially called up to the senior national team to replace injured Henry Martín, only three days before a friendly match against the United States.[2]

López made his senior debut with Mexico on 16 of December 2023, in a friendly match against Colombia.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 8 March 2024[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tijuana 2017–18 Liga MX 101020
2019–20 7171
2020–21 273273
2021–22 130130
2022–23 8282
Total 49581576
Sinaloa (loan) 2018–19 Ascenso MX 106171
Toluca 2022–23 Liga MX 185185
2023–24 355203[a]1406
Total 531020315811
Career total 10315142203112218
  1. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

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As of match played 16 December 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202310
Total10

Honours

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References

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  1. "Edgar Iván López Rodríguez". LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. Albarrán, Ricardo (16 April 2023). "OFICIAL: Se anuncia al reemplazo de Henry Martín para México vs Estados Unidos". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
  3. Hernandez, Cesar (16 December 2023). "Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. Iván López at Soccerway
  5. Iván López at National-Football-Teams.com
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